Shloka 5

Garuḍa’s Inquiry on Permissible Prey and Vinatā’s Counsel (ब्राह्मणावध्यता–उपदेशः)

Devanagari script

रुरुर्वाच किमर्थ भगवान्‌ सूर्यो लोकान्‌ दग्धुमनास्तदा

Transliteration

rurur uvāca kimarthaṁ bhagavān sūryo lokān dagdhumanās tadā

Translation

Ruru dit : « Pour quelle raison le vénérable Soleil, en ce temps-là, résolut-il de brûler les mondes ? »

Word by Word

• रुरुः: Ruru
• रुरुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुरु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha-bhuta), Third, Singular

• किमर्थम्: for what reason? why?
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किम् + अर्थ

• भगवान्: the venerable one; Lord
• भगवान्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सूर्यः: the Sun
• सूर्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• लोकान्: worlds; beings/people
• लोकान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• दग्धुम्: to burn
• Type: Verb
• Root: दह्
• Form: Infinitive (Tumun), Parasmaipada (usage)

• मनाः: mind; intention
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• तदा: then; at that time
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

Speaker

युपर्ण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Ruru
• Surya (Sun-god)
• lokāḥ (the worlds)